papovavirus

pa·po·va·vi·rus  (p-pv-vrs)

n. pl. pa·po·va·vi·rus·es

Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses that are associated with or cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.

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[pa(pilloma) + po(lyoma) + va(cuolation) + virus.]

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Noun

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papovavirus - any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas animal virus - an animal pathogen that is a virus human papilloma virus - any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors polyoma, polyoma virus - a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice